Asian Basil Siam Queen
- Type: warm season annual
- Planting time: after last spring frost
- Features: rich green leaves, licorice scent & flavor
- Height: 18 to 24 inches
- Light: Full sun
- Soil: Prefers moist but well drained
- Spacing: 18 to 24 inches apart
- Garden use: Containers, herb, vegetable and flower beds
- Culinary use: Thai, Vietnamese, Middle Eastern dishes
Typically used in Thai food as well as other Asian and Middle Eastern dishes, this 1997 All America Selection boasts lots of leafy branches with a distinctive spicy, licorice flavor and scent. Siam Queen basil one of the prettiest of all the basils and a perfect complement to other plants in a pot or the garden. Keep Siam Queen and all basil plants full by pinching flowers off as soon as they appear. This promotes branching and more leaves for you to enjoy. When harvesting, cut one-third of branch from top, down to where a new set of leaves are starting to grow. Plant after any risk of last frost has passed. Space Siam Queen basil plants 14 to 24 inches apart.
Some Bonnie Plants varieties may not be available at your local stores, as we select and sell varieties best suited to the growing conditions in each region.
